is nostalgia dangerous for proceeding in life

[Just Silver]

I've noticed that I'm quite nostalgic

It is like my safety blanket but also my demise
If I can't get out of my past I may not be able to move on

What's your guys opinions is nostalgia a factor to weak minded people
Or are they just memories that should only be brought up when appropriate

[Just Silver]

That made me sad lol

[EG.]

Im not a nostalgic person tbh
Also lately i feel like my longterm memory is really bad, i forgot a lot things that happened in the past, mostly the good stuff.

[Just Silver]

nostalgia is toxic. it's also impossible to avoid.

This is what I've been thinking lately

Might be why I take so many drugs

[Just Silver]

I hang on to memories

For example this gem: throwing poop at my mother

[StanBase]

I'm one of those persons that remembers every detail. Like, every damn detail.

what were you doing at 3:14 pm on december 29, 2011?

I was probably masturbating

[TonyTilt]

I'm one of those persons that remembers every detail. Like, every damn detail.

Me too, I think nostalgia is both good and bad. You remember happy memories that helped shape who you are, but you also realize things will never be how they were.

[Just Silver]

Indeed memories of my mother blacked out from heroin in the bathroom from 5th grade ill never forget that lol

[Just Silver]

Indeed memories of my mother blacked out from heroin in the bathroom from 5th grade ill never forget that lol

fuck, that's intense

Ya I threw a sponge at her

[Amadeo]

Dwelling in the past is a waste of time, but most things are.

Everyone has things that they do that distract them from their goals or priorities...I wouldn't be worried if dwelling in the past is yours. It's better/healthier than what many other people do to piss their time away, like drinking and drugs.

I think most people have fond memories of their childhood and it's not just down to nostalgia. I think the world used to be a better place. There are too many people here now and too few resources to go around, so there are more angry people who feel they haven't got their fair share.

[Just Silver]

Well said

[TonyTilt]

Dwelling in the past is a waste of time, but most things are.

Everyone has things that they do that distract them from their goals or priorities...I wouldn't be worried if dwelling in the past is yours. It's better/healthier than what many other people do to piss their time away, like drinking and drugs.

I think most people have fond memories of their childhood and it's not just down to nostalgia. I think the world used to be a better place. There are too many people here now and too few resources to go around, so there are more angry people who feel they haven't got their fair share.

I was in Canada this weekend and when I came back to the US I realized that everybody here is just SO. DAMN. ANGRY. It blows my mind.

[TonyTilt]

Where in Canada? If it was southern Ontario then it's cuz we have so much pollution in the air we're constantly in a state of euphoria

Niagara Falls haha, the march to end marijuana prohibition was fucking awesome!!

[TonyTilt]

Where in Canada? If it was southern Ontario then it's cuz we have so much pollution in the air we're constantly in a state of euphoria

Niagara Falls haha, the march to end marijuana prohibition was fucking awesome!!

Dude you were like a half hour away from me

Faaaack I was gunna post that I was there just in case anyone else was there!

[TheBoss123]

Dwelling in the past is a waste of time, but most things are.

Everyone has things that they do that distract them from their goals or priorities...I wouldn't be worried if dwelling in the past is yours. It's better/healthier than what many other people do to piss their time away, like drinking and drugs.

I think most people have fond memories of their childhood and it's not just down to nostalgia. I think the world used to be a better place. There are too many people here now and too few resources to go around, so there are more angry people who feel they haven't got their fair share.

I agree with you about dwelling in the past. learning from experiences is important but dwelling on it only serves to stress you out.

But with the rest of what you said, the world is definitly not a worse place, people gravitate towards their childhood because that is their comfort zone, that was the time in their life where they didnt have to be worried or stressed about anything. The world is actually a better place, and it will continue to improve, as education improves, as tolerance improves, crime is down etc. The only reason these things appear more apparent is because of the way we give and receive information now, we're so much more connected, also news sources use events that are considered upsetting or bad, because thats what attracts people to watch. The world isnt worse, its just easier to see the negative than it is on the positive.